Hot Rock Band 2 for PS3 and wireless Guitar Deal on Amazon today

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Amazon offers today as part of their Video Games Black Friday countdown a deal featuring Rock Band 2 for the Sony PS3.
When you buy Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3 for $59.99 you can and get 2 PS3 Frontman Wireless Guitars for only $10 more.
You can choose white or black Frontman guitars from Nyko each valued at $19.96.

If you have two kids for instance this deal is great and saves you $30. Read more

Posted on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:41:48 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Guitar Hero World Tour versus Rock Band 2

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Guitar Hero World Tour is shipping now. OCModShop took this time to release a comparison between Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2. See the review to help to decide which music game is the right poison for you to rock all out.
Quote from the comparison: "Improved Rock Band instruments is great, but they don't really seem to hold a candle to the new Guitar Hero gear. For one, not only is the new Guitar Hero controller better made, but it is now "full sized". It is much bigger than the toy-like wireless Gibson, which looks like an ukelele when slapped against my immense torso. The new GH guitar also has innovative solo buttons, but unlike the Rock Band buttons, these are touch sensitive and have a much different feel. It almost feels like you're finger-tapping a real guitar (without all the pain), but it is very easy to lose your finger placement (and your fingers need to be spread out slightly farther than when holding the fret buttons). Switching back and forth between the touch slider and the fret buttons will undoubtedly make you miss a few notes while getting your bearings. Read more

Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:49:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rock Band 2 is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #54

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One of the most popular games to hit store shelves for the fall and holiday shopping season is Rock Band 2. The newest installment of the Rock Band franchise is destined to be a smash hit. The good news for holiday shoppers this year is that if you already own the original Rock Band game, you need only the game for Rock Band 2. The controllers that shipped with the original Rock Band box set will work perfectly.

Like the original game, there will be a special edition bundle that provides the game, mic, drums, and guitar controller. The drums for Rock Band 2 are much more desirable than the ones for the original. The new set is wireless and has quieter drumheads. Read more

Posted on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Rock Band 2 for Xbox 360 Launches Sept. 14th

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Harmonix and EA announced today that Rock Band 2 will hit store shelves for the Xbox 360 on September 14th. Versions of the game for other consoles, including the PS3 will be available in October. The new wireless drum kit will hit stores later in the week.

The game allows the importation of most every song from the original game, including DLC tracks. New features include online world tour, Battle of the Bands, auto-calibration for the TV, wireless drums with quieter velocity sensitive heads and support for up to 3 cymbals. Advanced voice detection technology is also integrated. One nice mode for beginners is a no fail mode. Read more

Posted on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:06:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

PS3 Guitar Hero Guitars and Drums work with Rock Band 2

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Sony announced today that they have been working closely with Neversoft and Activision, Harmonix and Konami to ensure that PS3 guitars and drum sets will all feature a basic level of gameplay compatibility.
That means you can use a Guitar Hero Guitar or Drum with Rock Band 2 software and vice versa.
The music hardware of Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero are also compatible with Rock Revolution and vice versa.

Sony is still working to ensure compatibility between the Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles currently available. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:53:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rock Band 2 Coming in September for Xbox 360

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Rock Band was one of the hottest video games for the PS3 or Xbox when it launched last holiday season. Harmonix and EA are wasting no time bringing Rock Band 2 to market with the huge success of the original.

Rock Band 2 was officially announced today with some great new features including the ability to compete head to head against other bands online and the ability to export music tracks from the original disc to Rock Band 2. Rock Band 2’s music catalog will include over 100 songs from artists old and new. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:36:38 CDT | by Shane McGlaun